Oboist Margaret Butler grew up in Rhode Island where she began her studies on the recorder and flute. A love for the sound of the Baroque oboe led her to study the moder n oboe. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music and her Master of Music degree from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. Margaret participated in the Banff Summer Music Festival where she was a featured soloist and has also played in Graz, Austria with the American Institute of Musical Studies. She was principal oboist for the Florida Grand Opera, Miami City Ballet and Palm Beach Opera before joining the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. She has played principal oboe for the Santa Fe Opera Company and participated as a soloist in the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. She has performed as guest principal oboist for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. She has appeared as a soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony and has performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall. In 2013 she was appointed to the position of Solo English Horn by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s music director, Edo de Waart.
